http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/sub/tour/troy.html The Troy Building was constructed in 1924 for use by the Civil Engineering Department and was paid for by the city of Troy in honor of Rensselaer's 100th anniversary. Over the years the building became home to several other functions including the Dean of Students office. The student life functions that had been scattered in various buildings were pulled into this common location. The Registrar, Dean of Students, Office of Minority Student Affairs, President, Provost, and Finance office are located here. The Troy Building was one of the first buildings to be completed in Rensselaer's plan to renovate its green roofed campus. Reopened in August 1997, the second floor has three interactive classrooms, one of which is a classroom in the round. The tables are custom designed and have flat screen displays built into the tabletop. The space is known as the Collaborative Classroom. -- http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cpfd/Troy_Renovation.htm The Troy Building was constructed in 1924 for use by the Civil Engineering Department and also housed several academic classrooms. Over the years the building became home to several other functions including the Dean of Students office. The building program was designed around a consolidation of various administrative units that needed to have a central location on the academic campus. The student life functions that had been scattered in various buildings were pulled into this common location. The Registrar, Dean of Students, Office of Minority Student Affairs, President, Provost, and Finance office were located in the building. The building was vacated in June 1996 and was reopened in August 1997. The total project cost was $6.115,000 with the construction cost being $4,712,000. The building square footage is 39,493. The building received an addition on the north side to incorporate a new stair tower, bathrooms and an elevator. In addition the second floor has three interactive classrooms, one of which is a classroom in the round. The tables are custom designed and have flat screen displays built into the tabletop. The space is known as the collaborative classroom. Gregory Seleman Architects designed the building and the construction manager was Baron Construction. -- http://www.lib.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/Archives/buildings/troy_building.html The Troy Building was built with funds raised by the citizens of Troy to commemorate the centennial of the Institute in 1924. The brick and limestone building, completed in 1925, housed the civil engineering department. Over the years the building became home to several other functions including the Dean of Students office. The student life functions that had been scattered in various buildings were eventually pulled into this common location. The Troy Building was one of the first buildings to be completed in Rensselaer's plan to renovate its green roofed campus. It was reopened in August 1997. The Registrar, Dean of Students, Office of Minority Student Affairs, President, Provost, and Finance office were moved to this location. The second floor has three interactive classrooms, one of which is a classroom in the round known as the Collaborative Classroom. -- http://railroad.union.rpi.edu/images/structures/Architecture.asp RPI's so-called green-roofed campus or Ricketts campus (because Palmer C. Ricketts was president during this period) is filled with what some call "Collegiate Georgian", including the - Pittsburgh Building, the - Troy Building, and - Ricketts. The common features include centered doorway and the "paste-on Greek temple front". (The Pittsburgh Building is where our club got started, with a layout in the basement. And the Troy building just had its copper roof resheathed about a year ago and has still to weather to that jade green color.) I'm not sure if these really should be classified as Beaux Arts - argue among yourselves on this one. --- source photos http://www.rpi.edu/dept/NewsComm/sub/tour/photo/troy1.jpg "RPI Office of Communications" http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cpfd/pictures/Troy_Pictures/Troy_Building.jpg "RPI Campus Planning & Facilities Design" http://networks.ecse.rpi.edu/~amit/images/rpi/troybldg.jpg "Amit KumarÊRao"